Nearly six years after an attack that changed his life forever, Jessie Simpson finally got to return home.
His mom Sue Simpson said you could feel the peace in her house this weekend finally having her son back under her roof.
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Jessie suffered life-altering injuries from an attack in Kamloops on June 19, 2016. Doctors told the family it was likely Jessie would never go home.
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But a determined mom made her goal a reality, spending more than $40,000 to renovate her home and accumulating costs elsewhere, such as vehicle maintenance for Jessie91裸聊视频檚 wheelchair.
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Without the van to transport Jessie, his mom said she is looking at $1,200 per month just to get Jessie between home and the care facility where he lives on weekdays.
Sue will bring Jessie home to Kamloops on Fridays and take him back to care on Sundays as many times this summer as her bank account will allow.
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In order to bring Jessie home permanently, Sue said it would take about $3-million for the equipment and care, and at this point, she explained they haven91裸聊视频檛 seen any of the $6.9-million the accused from the attack was ordered by a judge to pay.
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While at home, Sue said Jessie was visited by some friends, enjoyed the fresh air, and put up a stink when it was time to go back to the care facility.
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91裸聊视频淭he look on Jessie91裸聊视频檚 face said it all weekend, it was kind of a peace that we91裸聊视频檝e been looking for for the last six years. We haven91裸聊视频檛 had any time alone, so having that time together and just looking at Jessie91裸聊视频� seeing him laid back and chill and just at peace.91裸聊视频�
Sue said she can91裸聊视频檛 wait until next weekend to do it all again.
brittany.webster@blackpress.ca
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